Unfortunately, my favourite sport is rugby, and if I don't play it I become quite depressed. For those of you out of the loop, rugby culture is probably one of the most toxic out there.

Harsh initiations that generally border on sexual harassment/assault.

Tory boys.

Misogyny, homophobia, whatever, you name it, it's there.

As one of the new guys, and one of the youngest too, if I confront the club president about this shit, I suspect I will have my shit kicked in or get kicked out the team. If I take it higher than that, the club would simply cease to exist. They only just returned from a ban due to bad initiations.

What can I do? Am a bit of a minnow in a pond of big fuck off sharks.

  • MaoTheLawn [any, any]
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    4 years ago

    Would that be american football? Seems like it would be equally cancerous, and it just ain't the same.

      • MaoTheLawn [any, any]
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        4 years ago

        Mmmm, considered it, but it just doesn't have the numbers and funding that rugby does. The rugby club is at least 60 strong, which is good fun really, even if the leaders are cunts.

        Another thing I considered was kabaddi - an Indian sport where it's sort of like trying to snipe out of a ruck for the entire game. Looks like a good mix of rugby and wrestling.